diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/ExternalGeometryFacade.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/ExternalGeometryFacade.h
index af0aca758b..b1084e95a7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/ExternalGeometryFacade.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/ExternalGeometryFacade.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 namespace Sketcher
 {
 
+class ExternalGeometryFacadePy;
 // This class is a Facade to handle external geometry geometry and sketcher geometry extensions with a single sketcher specific interface
 //
 // It is intended to have a separate type (not being a Geometry type).
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ TYPESYSTEM_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE();
 
 private:
     ExternalGeometryFacade(const Part::Geometry * geometry);
+    ExternalGeometryFacade(); // As TYPESYSTEM requirement
 
-public:
-    ExternalGeometryFacade(); // As TYPESYSTEM requirement for Python object construction
+    friend class ExternalGeometryFacadePy;
 
 public: // Factory methods
     static std::unique_ptr<ExternalGeometryFacade> getFacade(Part::Geometry * geometry);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/GeometryFacade.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/GeometryFacade.h
index 6dcd11be55..22e5ce56be 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/GeometryFacade.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/GeometryFacade.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 namespace Sketcher
 {
 
+class GeometryFacadePy;
 // This class is a Facade to handle geometry and sketcher geometry extensions with a single sketcher specific interface
 //
 //
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ TYPESYSTEM_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE();
 
 private:
     GeometryFacade(const Part::Geometry * geometry);
+    GeometryFacade(); // As TYPESYSTEM requirement
 
-public:
-    GeometryFacade(); // As TYPESYSTEM requirement for Python object construction
+    friend class GeometryFacadePy;
 
 public: // Factory methods
     static std::unique_ptr<GeometryFacade> getFacade(Part::Geometry * geometry);